Phonograph-record holder



E. C. GOEDDE. PHNOGRAPH RECORD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 19I9- Patented Ot. 18, 1921.

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i EDWARD C. G'OEDDE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHONOGRAPH-RECORD HOLDER.

Application led .Tune 20, 1919.

To all wlw-m t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD C. GoEDDii, a citizen of the United States, and a resident o-f Chicago, Cook county, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph-Record Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to improvements in means for holding phonograph records and relates particularly to means for holding and storing disk records.

Phonograph records are made of material which is easily broken or scratched, thereby destroying or injuring same. Many of the records produced by well known artists are quite expensive and the slightest injury to the reproductive surface thereof, to all artistic pui-poses, destroys the record.

For the above reasons, and others, it is necessary to hold the records in separated condition so that there shall be no danger of scratching or mari'ing the surface of the record when it is removed from its stored position. Inasmuch as the average owner of a phonograph has a large number of records it is also quite necessary to provide some means so that it shall be possible immediately to iind and remove the desired record, thereby avoiding the necessity of examining a number of recordsl with the consequent liability of breaking or marring the surfaces thereof.v

The most convenient place for the storing of phonograph records isv within the phonograph cabinet, which is usually provided with a spacefor that purpose, but this space is relatively'small and places a limitation upon the number of reco-rds that can be accommodated the-rein.

It has been proposed heretofore to provideV holders of one kind or another suitable for placement in ,the phonograph cabinet but they havel embodied certain objectionable features such, for example, as unduly limit- Ving the capacity of the cabinet; being easily broken; likely to injure the records, or being of such an expensive construction as to be practically prohibitive. y

The general object of my invention is to provide a record holder in which it shall be possible to store a large number ofv records within a relatively small space.

Another object of my invention is to provide means whereby it shall be possible to hold a large number of recordsin such form specification of Letters raient.

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Patented oct. is, 1921.'

serial No. 305,572.

that the desired record can be immediately found and conveniently removed, and in which the storage, removal andv insertion of the records can be accomplished without danger of breaking or injuring the reproductive surfaces thereof.

Again it is an object of my invention tol provide a record holder which shall be 4of such construction that it can be manufactured cheaply; which shall be easily opere able, durable and of such character that it can be placed, if desired, within the usual storagespace of a cabinet phonograph.

My invention consists generally in the form, construction, arrangement and association of the parts whereby the above named objects, together with others that will appear hereinafter, are attainable, and .my invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate what I consider to be the llpest embodiments thereof at the present ime.

In said drawings Figure l, is a plan View of a holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3, is a detailed sectional view I n Fig. 4, is a detailed sectional view similar to Fig. 3,'but illustrating `a modified fonm of my invention. Fig. a, is a sectional view substantially on the line SM5 of Fig. 2. F ig. 6, is a perspective viewl of one of the holder members of that form of my invention shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 5; and Fig. 7, is a perspective View of one of the holder members of that form of my invention shown in Fig. 4.

The holder herein shown comprises a frame composed of spaced front and rear bottom members, l and 2, respectively, upon which are secured vertical side members, 3 and fi, which side members hold the bottom members, l and 2, in proper spaced relation. Secured to the yrear edge 5, of the rear bottom member 2, and upstanding therefrom Yis a 100y back member 6, to the upper edge 7, of which is attached a forwardly extending member 8. The upper edge 7 iny the present instance, is

beveled so .that the member 8 occupies an inj clined position, the purpose of which will 105 shortly appear.

As is well shown in Fig. l, member 8, is

secured to the rear member 6, by means of screws 9, and to the side kmembers 3 and 4:, by screws 10 andy 1l, respectively. In 110 substantially on the g removal of the desired record. As a matter of convenience I shall hereinafter refer to the members 12 as individual record supports and to the device as a whole, as a record holder. That form of individual record support disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, is composed of 'a relatively thin elongated slahfroni one side face, of which projects Y a tongue 13, and in the other side face of which is formed a groove 14, corresponding in depth and width to the depth and width of -thertongue portion 13. Thus it becomes possible to associate two of the individual recordsupports 12, in intimate side by side ber.

relation, the tongue 13, of one member being` accommodated within and co-acting with thev groove v14, of thenext adjacent mem- Each individual record support is provided with a somewhat similar circular or curved cut-away portion indicated at 15, the depth ofwhich is substantially equivalent to the thickness of the usual disk phono gra-ph record. This groove terminates justy above the bottom of the individualV holder thus providing a ledge1`6, upon which the bottom of the record would restif it wereV of such size as not to vengage the upper curved portions of the Groove and rest thereon. Asa matter of fact I prefer so to make the curve 15, that the bottom of the record shall always be quite close to the ledge 16, for it will be noted that in forming the groove for the reception ofthe record the material is completely cut away as at 17 being that part of the individual record support where theV groove 14, meets the record receiving groove 15. By this construction,

the tongue 13', in a sense forms a strap be vtween the central portion 18, of the upper part ofthe individual holder and the central lower part 19, and when a phonograph record is placed in the holder any tendency of it to cant is'prevented by the strap-like or binding action of the tongue 13. i

The'interfitting tongue and groove con# struction provides a slide which is i'irm and yet which can be readily withdrawn and replaced. Y I prefer also to bevel the upper rear end of the holder, asshown at 20, so that when it is returned to. its storage position, it will wedge into place under the inclined cross members 8,7tlius serving to holdit in place with suicient friction to require a positive pull for its release. In order that the slide shall not accidentally be entirely removed from the frame I prefer to provide stop means which in the present instance assumes the form of a pin 21, secured in the bottom of each individual record support and which is so positioned that it permits withdrawal of the support a distance sufficient to enable convenient removal of the record carried by theslide or record support but which prevents complete removal by engagement with the face 22 of the frontframe member 1. y Y

By the lnovel construction disclosed, it becomes possible to store a very large number of records within a relatively small space, because the tongue'or guide not only forms part ofthe record'receiving slot but alsoU by engagement with the vcorresponding groove in the next adjacent slide or record support forms a suitable guide, therefor.

This construction also serves to prevent the rocking or tipping of the holder when itis pulled to its outermost position, as necessary for the purpose of extracting the lrecord contained in that particular individual holder. Y

The tongue or linger gripping portions 12', 12'. and 12 are Valso preferably pro-V vided with index vnumbers as indicated at 23, to designate the record contained therein, and by making the finger gripping portions 12', 12, and 12 of dilfarent lengthstlie viewing of the designating characters is. enhanced. The convenient gripping of the finger portions is furtherfaided by thestooc me gered relation of the parts as is well shown in 1. Y

That form'of my invention shown in Figs.

4 and 7,diflers in some respects fromthe one heretofore described but inasmuch as the frame .member 0f the record holder is i the same .it will not be again described. The' individual record supporting member lIO in this form is composed offa slab-like elonf gated member, in one facel ofV which a cutaway or depressed portion'24, isy provided for the accommodation of the lower ed e portions of a disk record. Theldepth of this recess 4c. from the face 25`of theholder to ,Y

the face ofthe bottom of therecessis ap proximately. the same as the thickness of a f standard diskV record. As is wellshown in Fig. 4, a large number of the record supportingmembers 26, are associatedv in side by side relation and when so associated form a plurality of vertical grooves l27. When the records are placed in these grooves one face.

space as in that form of my invention first described, but the desirable strapping of the record in place and the guiding of the individual record support in its to and fro movement is not found. In this form of myy invention as in the first form I prefer also to provide stop means as indicated at 29.

Both forms of my invention,hovvever, can be easily manufactured from standard materials and if produced in Wood, by usual mill machinery.

Inasmuch as this invention Will disclose to others modified constructions whereby the substantial objects of my invention may be attained, I do not Wish to be limitedV to the herein described construction except only as may be necessary by limitation in the hereunto appended claims.

I claim:

l. A record holder embodying therein a frame, a plurality of individual record Supports mounted in side by side relation therein, each record support having a record receiving groove formed by a depression in one side face thereof, and the adjacent record support having a side face which directly abuts that side face of the iirst mentioned record support that contains the groove and bounds, at least in part, said record receiving groove.

2. A record holder embodying therein a frame, a plurality of individual record supports mounted in side by side relation there* in, each of said record supports having a raised portion on one side and a groove upon the other, the raised part of one record support entering the groove of the adjacent record support and each of said record supports having a disk record receiving groove at least part oi which is bounded by the face of the adjacent record support.

3. A record holder embodying therein a frame, a plurality of individual record supports mounted in side by side relation therein, each having a disk record receiving groove therein, at least part of Which is bounded by the face of the adjacent record support and each of said record supports having a centrally arranged tongue on one side and a centrally arranged. groove of like size upon the other, the tongue of one holder entering the groove of the adjacent record support. Y

4. A record holder embodying therein a frame, a plurality of individual record supports mounted in side by side relation therein for horizontal sliding movement and each having a record receiving groove therein at least part of which is bounded by the Jface of the adjacent record support, and means for limiting the inward movement of said record supports, said means including a beveled portion at one end of the record support and a eo-acting inclined portion on the frame. i

5. A record holder embodying therein a frame, a plurality of individual record supports mounted in side by side relation therein, each of said record supports having a raised portion on one side and a groove upon the other, the raised part of one record support entering the groove of the adjacent record support and each having a disk record receiving groove at least part of which is bounded by the face of the adjacent record support, together With means limiting the inward movement of the said record supports, and resisting the outward movement thereof. said means including a beveled portion at one end of each record support, and a co-acting inclined portion on the frame.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 21st day of May, 1919.

EDWVARD C. GOEDDE. 

